Les mathématiques à la maison: October 7th to 10th

In class we have moved from patterning and sorting to various components of numeracy. This week we are practicing counting by 5s and 10s, and we are looking at "plus que, moins que, égal" ( more than, less than, equal ).

If you have a deck of cards at home, the game of "War" is an easy way to practice their knowledge of greater than / less than / equal. Divide the cards equally among players, keep the cards face down. Count "un, deux, trois" and each player flips their top card over. The player with the highest number wins the pile of cards. If two cards of equal value are flipped at the same time, each player must place three cards face down and flip the fourth. The player with the highest card wins both piles. The player who collects all of the cards wins. You can assign different values to Jacks, Queens, Kings and Aces ( ex. Jack = 11, Queen = 12, King = 13, Ace = 1 ). .